Where does “bel·licós” come from?

bel·licós (Catalan) comes from Latin bellicosus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

bel·licós (Catalan): bellicose

Definitions

  1. bellicose

Ancestry of “bel·licós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbellicosuswarlike, fierce, bellicose
2Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
3Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Latin bellicosus →